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Several nurses stayed away from their jobs today while other picketed outside the hospital, pressing the hospital’s management and the government to address their concerns about risk allowances, improved salaries, and adequate protective gear. With the government giving no indication of its next move, the Hospital has started preparations for any widespread strike that it […]
The nursing fraternity at the Georgetown Hospital has been plunged into mourning with the passing of a beloved male nurse who retired just two months ago. 55-year-old Mark King passed away early this morning in the Coronavirus Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Hospital. He was a patient in the COVID-ICU for the past ten […]
Two men from the Barima Waini region are the two latest victims of the coronavirus to lose their lives to the disease. Both men were 56-years-old. A Ministry of Health statement indicated that the two died as patients in a health facility while receiving treatment. Two other deaths were recorded for the weekend. The Health […]
Upset with the pace of the investigations into the gruesome murders of teen cousins, Joel and Isaiah Henry, a group of West Berbice residents blocked roads and set fire to tyres this morning. The road blockage in #5 village West Coast Berbice, resulted in vehicles being forced to seek new routes and others turning back. […]
The PPP Civic Government has retained the services of two of its former Health Ministers to serve as Advisors to the new Health Minister, while one of its Members of Parliament will take on the new role of Director General in the Ministry of Health. In a memo to all Directors and Heads of Department […]
The Judiciary of Guyana is moving ahead with the restart of jury trials despite some concerns by the Guyana Bar Association. In a statement, the judiciary explained that plexiglass and transparent screens have been installed in the Courtroom and will form part of the approved arrangements and guidelines that will allow for the restart of […]
The COVID-19 death toll in Guyana climbed by one on Saturday as 37 new cases were recorded. The latest casualty has only been identified as a 74-year-old woman from Region Four. Her death has taken the total number of Coronavirus fatalities in the country to 86. According to the latest dashboard from the Ministry of […]
The Government is holding firm to its position that the squatters at Success on the East Coast of Demerara must end their squatting on lands owned by Guysuco and the government’s holding company, NICIL. Regional Chairman Daniel Seeram headed a regional team today to meet with Government officials including the Minister of Housing, the Minister […]
The Ministry of Education today announced that following the intervention of the Government on behalf of Guyanese students concerned about receiving “ungraded” marks at the CXC examinations, the regional examination body has started to rectify the problem. Of the 20 local schools that submitted complaints about ungraded results, regrading has been completed for 11 of […]
With continuing criticism against the recently signed Petroleum Production Licence for the Payara off shore development, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is of the view that the reviewed agreement is one that is now closer to international standards. At a press conference today, the Vice President who holds responsibility for oil and gas, said that even […]
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